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The World is Romantic: Oceania

Please see the introduction if you haven’t already. Alternatively read on…

AUSTRALIA – KOALASongs of the same name by GYROSCOPE, STEVE HOWE, JONAS BROTHERS, THE KINKS, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, MANGO and SHINS*The Manics song is neither atmospheric or about Australia but a namesake song nonetheless.BALLADEERS OF AUSTRALIA – SLIM DUSTY
EVERY LITTLE BIT OF AUSTRALIA – SLIM DUSTY
I STILL CALL AUSTRALIA HOME – PETER ALLEN
MY HEART’S IN AUSTRALIA NOW – SLIM DUSTY
NO PLACE ON EARTH LIKE AUSTRALIA – SLIM DUSTY
SONG OF AUSTRALIA – SLIM DUSTY
SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA – SLIM DUSTY
SOUNDS OF THEN (THIS IS AUSTRALIA) – GANGAJANG
AUSTRALIA’S ON THE WALLABY – SLIM DUSTY
AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN – SLIM DUSTY
AUSTRALIAN DAWN; THE QUIET EARTH CRIES INSIDE – STEVE ROACH
AUSTRALIAN WHISTLER – ROGER WHITTAKER
I AM AUSTRALIAN – BRUCE WOODLEY
Many covers

NAURU – HITCHCOCKNEW ZEALAND (AOTEAROA)(no title song as such)THERE IS NO DEPRESSION IN NEW ZEALAND – BLAM BLAM BLAM
SHIPYARDS OF NEW ZEALAND – MIDNIGHT OIL
AOTEAROA – JENNY MORRIS*The closest I can find of a pastoral homage to the land of the long white cloud.Also AOTEAROA SOUTH and NORTH by ERIK SEIFERT*Another beauty over on discogs.com for those interested is Danish act Dans & Laer’s New Zealand (again no title song)

PALAU (nothing yet)

PALAUAN CHANT – DAVID FANSHAWEPAPUA NEW GUINEA – FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON

SAMOA – FIRE AND ICESong of the same name by CUSCO
IT WOULD BE LIKE SAMOA – EDGAR FROESE
SAMOAN SONG – DR JOHN IMAN’S FAMILYSOLOMON ISLANDS (nothing yet)